{"id":9332,"date":"2010-04-12T03:23:48","date_gmt":"2010-04-12T10:23:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=9332"},"modified":"2010-04-13T17:14:46","modified_gmt":"2010-04-14T00:14:46","slug":"making-polymer-clay-faux-jade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/making-polymer-clay-faux-jade\/9332\/","title":{"rendered":"Another Method for Making Polymer Clay Faux Jade [Spotlight]"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n~Ken-H<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/span>These “Spot”<\/em> features are for you guys to display your accomplishments, share stories of inspiration and even ask for assistance with challenges that you may be experiencing. The projects are based on techniques learned from articles here at the blog, as well as from tutorials at the Polymer Clay Video Library<\/a>. My hope is for these “Show and Tell”<\/em> features to help everyone get to know each other a bit better, thanks to this wonderfully artistic medium of polymer clay. And…<\/strong><\/em> by participating, you can win some beads<\/a> too!
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Cindy,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Your Faux Jade Video <\/a>reminded me that I have not yet shown photos of the jewlerly I’ve made using my own Faux Jade Technique<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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In the second last photo below, from Left to Right, the colors are:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Top Row:<\/strong> Medium Green, Light Green (celadon), Yellow, Red.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Bottom Row: <\/strong>Lavender, White, Black<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The last photo just to the left, has the two bracelets with my mothers genuine jade pieces to show just how close I came. Not perfect yet but not too far off either.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The recipes are very simple, (2) 11mm balls of Regular PC to a full package of Premo Translucent.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The colored clays are as follows:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Medium Green<\/strong>: Sculpy3 Leaf Green.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Light Green:<\/strong> Sculpy3 Moss.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Yellow:<\/strong> Sculpy3 Yellow.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Red:<\/strong> (little different here) (1) 11mm ball of Premo Aliz. Crimson and (1) 11mm ball of Premo Cad. Red.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Lavender:<\/strong> Sculpy3 Purple.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

White:<\/strong> Premo White.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Black:<\/strong> Sculpy3 Black.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

To make my beads I use the Amaco Tri Bead Roller<\/a> and the Round Bead Roller that has the 5 different sizes (8mm-4mm). And finish them with Future Floor Finish<\/a>. I drill the beads with a Dremel Tool<\/a>, after baking, and keep corn starch<\/a> on my fingertips so with the Amaco roller I get near perfectly shaped round jewelry beads. To bake the beads I use card stock fan folded<\/a> long ways as the rack. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Thank you so much for everything you do for us, you really have no idea how I look forward to reading the daily blog and seeing the new video, even if I don’t get to try it right away.<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

~Ken-H<\/strong><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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If you are interested in sharing pictures of your polymer clay projects with the community, please follow these 2 simple steps:<\/span><\/p>\n

1) <\/strong><\/span>Email several of your photos to me as attachments. My email address is shown in the “From” line of the weekly Polymer Clay Newsletter<\/a> that gets sent out each and every Friday morning.
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2) <\/strong><\/span>Include a description and\/or story about your pieces, being sure to reference the tutorial(s) or blog article(s) that provided at least some level of inspiration for your work.
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Don’t be shy. Everyone is VERY<\/strong><\/em> friendly here.
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In the comment section below, please do compliment each other; Offer encouragement; Ask questions about the techniques used; And in general… be social. This is your community! It’s up to you to make it a fun and supportive place to hang out. All of you are amazing and it’s wonderful to have everyone here!<\/span><\/p>\n

The sign of a true PC artist is short uneven finger nails with small bits of clay wedged under them. I have showered and gone to work to look down and see some thing that looks like dirt under my nails, and had to explain to the other person why it’s there.\u00a0 Guess that is one way to market our products!! <\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span>~Anna-S<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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<\/td>\n** Did You Know…<\/strong><\/span><\/span> Members with current subscriptions to the weekly tutorial videos are always entitled to a 10% discount when purchasing 6 or more back issue packages<\/a> in a single transaction. If you are interested, let me know<\/a> which back issues you would like and I will send further instructions on how to complete your order.
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